Resources > Stakeholder Input 2012 Invitation To Region 7 Tourism Organizations During Q4 2012, RTO7 is identifying strategic priorities to form the foundation for long-term planning, as well as operational planning over a three-year horizon (for fiscal years April 2013 through March 2016). To inform these plans, RTO7 invites input from destination marketing and management organizations, from municipal authorities, and from groups or associations with an active interest in tourism and/or tourism-oriented experiences in Bruce, Grey and Simcoe. RTO7’s provincially defined mandate is to provide leadership and coordination to grow tourism through activities like strategic planning, research, product development, training, investment attraction and marketing. We seek your input and ideas to help position BruceGreySimcoe tourism for success: Issues Opportunities or challenges of greatest importance to your stakeholders Advice Collaborative, constructive solutions to address these issues Ideas To help RTO7 evolve and best serve the interests of the region How to Participate Presentations to the RTO7 board of directors and senior staff are invited. You must reserve a time slot and submit your presentation in advance, as outlined below. Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. When and where: Thursday, November 1, 2012 Weider Room, Blue Mountain Inn Conference Centre (use Parking - P3) http://conferences.bluemountain.ca/directions.htm Format: 30 minute time slot You must allocate 10 minutes for questions from RTO7 Maximum delegation: three persons Presentations will be open to all Presentations must be: In Microsoft PowerPoint format Submitted electronically in advance Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2012 Please note that subject to interest and demand, RTO7 may identify additional dates for presentations and hopes to make this engagement and idea exchange part of its annual planning process. To reserve a time slot, submit a presentation or if you have questions, contact: Cindy Strong cstrong@rto7.ca Administrative Coordinator (705) 888-8728 Presenters and Submissions (click on links) 9:00 - 9:30 2013 Tall Ship Tour 9:30 - 10:00 Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs 10:00 - 10:30 Georgian Triangle Tourist Association Break 10:45 – 11:15 Town of Midland 11:15 – 11:45 Blue Mountain Village Association 11:45 – 12:15 SUMAC (Sum of Arts & Culture) Break 1:00 – 1:30 Camping In Ontario 1:30 – 2:00 Regional Tourism Marketing Partners 2:00 – 2:30 Bruce County Tourism Break 2:45 – 3:15 Tourism Barrie 3:15 – 3:45 Simcoe County Tourism 3:45 – 4:15 Bruce Peninsula Tourist Association Town of Innisfil